5 sentenced to life for killing labourer in group clash

A local court has sentenced five people to life imprisonment for killing a Dalit labourer in a group clash in 2007.

The Additional District Sessions judge Dinesh Chand, yesterday convicted the accused identified as Ajab Singh, his three sons -Arvind, Ravi Kumar, Lokender and a relative Sunil, for killing the labourer in a group clash.

The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 27000 on each of the accused.

According to prosecution, Dalit labourer Ramesh was beaten to death and six injured when a group of Jatt community attacked on brick kiln labourers over a minor dispute at Nala village under Kandhla police station in Shamli district on March 5, 2007.